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meanwhile, the nato toll in afghanistan grew by one today. an italian paratrooper was killed in an insurgent attack in the west. so far in july, 44 international troops have been killed in afghanistan. the government of syria endorsed a draft law allowing other political parties to form. the move is part of a series of reforms president bashar al assad and his ruling ba'ath party promised in the face of a popular uprising. but the opposition has dismissed the law as largely symbolic. it came as syrian security forces detained more people in damascus and other cities for holding antigovernment protests. the maid who accused former i.m.f. chief dominique strauss- kahn of sexually assaulting her in a manhattan hotel room broke her silence today. nafissatou diallo told "newsweek," "i want him to go to jail, i want him to know there are some places you cannot use your power." she also told her side of the story in a televised interview with abc news. prosecutors have voiced concerns about her credibility, and are weighing whether to proceed with t
meanwhile, the nato toll in afghanistan grew by one today. an italian paratrooper was killed in an insurgent attack in the west. so far in july, 44 international troops have been killed in afghanistan. the government of syria endorsed a draft law allowing other political parties to form. the move is part of a series of reforms president bashar al assad and his ruling ba'ath party promised in the face of a popular uprising. but the opposition has dismissed the law as largely symbolic. it came as...
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our condolences are with his family and the people of afghanistan. another indication, again, of the -- i think both the challenges that afghanistan faces, but also the extraordinary resilience of the afghan government and people. >> there will be disputes about whether this those resilience of the afghan people, because often the death of these officials leave a power vacuum. it's hard to replace those which the u.s. government also trust. >> thank you. well, plenty of bitterness i should say and a hint of embarrassment as republican leaders have had to delay a vote on their proposal for the debt. the plan to cut more than $1 trillion in government spending was sent back saying the sums didn't quite add up. pro bowl said they have just six days left to reach a deal before the government defaults on its debt. >> with the debt talks dragging into extra time, the republicans appear to have scored an own goal. their leaders had proposed a budget cut of $1 trillion but their accounting was flawed according to the congressional office saying they added up
our condolences are with his family and the people of afghanistan. another indication, again, of the -- i think both the challenges that afghanistan faces, but also the extraordinary resilience of the afghan government and people. >> there will be disputes about whether this those resilience of the afghan people, because often the death of these officials leave a power vacuum. it's hard to replace those which the u.s. government also trust. >> thank you. well, plenty of bitterness i...
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the country's involvement in the war and afghanistan has made it the focus of al qaeda threat in the past. >> on the surface it is a very unusual target. al qaeda is trying to hit softer, more powerful role targets other than america and britain. >> tonight, soldiers are on the streets of oslo and norway's government is holding crisis meetings. there is shock that the city's peace could be shattered like this. >> and just a brief time ago, president obama spoke about these attacks with the new zealand -- with new zealand's prime minister. >> i want to personally extend my condolences to the people of norway, and it is a reminder that the entire international community has a stake in preventing this kind of terror. we have to work cooperatively both on intelligence and in terms of prevention. >> joining me now to discuss the motivation of who might have been behind the attacks as the former u.s. deputy national security adviser who is currently at the center for strategic and international studies. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> why would note -- norway bbea target for a
the country's involvement in the war and afghanistan has made it the focus of al qaeda threat in the past. >> on the surface it is a very unusual target. al qaeda is trying to hit softer, more powerful role targets other than america and britain. >> tonight, soldiers are on the streets of oslo and norway's government is holding crisis meetings. there is shock that the city's peace could be shattered like this. >> and just a brief time ago, president obama spoke about these...
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. >> woodruff: afghanistan. >> libya. >> libya, and we are also doing peace facilitation which can make us a target. we have been on sri lanka. we have been in haiti, sudan, lots of places talking to people, which don't necessarily share our views on that. >> woodruff: as you look at these pictures of your home country, what comes to your mind. >> i'm saddened to see the report. you just had here. i live 10 minutes walking distance from the prime minister's office and this is a lively part of oslo and knowing that norway has been attacked by somebody, it's hard to understand, all my friends in norway are still in shock. there will be some hard days to come. and we are not sure how to deal with this at the moment. and there are so many unanswered questions. why did they do this? was he alone. is it part of an international terror organization which the police say is probably not. but how can people go to bed tonight. >> woodruff: well, that's a very good question. how can people go to bed tonight. ahnders tvegard here in washington and from oslo, we want to thank both of you. and our con
. >> woodruff: afghanistan. >> libya. >> libya, and we are also doing peace facilitation which can make us a target. we have been on sri lanka. we have been in haiti, sudan, lots of places talking to people, which don't necessarily share our views on that. >> woodruff: as you look at these pictures of your home country, what comes to your mind. >> i'm saddened to see the report. you just had here. i live 10 minutes walking distance from the prime minister's office...
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of afghanistan. i have seen war lords who have raped women on the street. we have seen people who have taken our land. we have seen people who have done more damage. >> warner: do any of you know anyone personally who identifies himself as taliban? >> yes. >> warner: and do you think he or they have changed their attitudes about the role of women in society? >> these couple of-- the commanders that i came to know and i know, like they are very, very traditional people. their mentality, they grew up in a home where they didn'tee their own mother, for example, literally. they were trained and brought newspaper camps across the nation where they didn't see the levels of mother, or father of a family so they can be included if in a society as a normal human being so when you take these elements or this background into consideration, you can be hopeful that they're human beings or that they will change. because to be a human being, we're constantly changing. then you have commanders who are very ideaologi
of afghanistan. i have seen war lords who have raped women on the street. we have seen people who have taken our land. we have seen people who have done more damage. >> warner: do any of you know anyone personally who identifies himself as taliban? >> yes. >> warner: and do you think he or they have changed their attitudes about the role of women in society? >> these couple of-- the commanders that i came to know and i know, like they are very, very traditional people....
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they have their so-called ring around afghanistan. you get the sense the taliban are doing much the same thing. they are sort of gathering around the capital. karzai for a long time has been called the mayor of kabul. it's looking like that's the taliban strategy right now. >> warner: why did the u.s. ground forces leave the one operating base they had in this tangy valley and what happened? >> basically they pulled out in the spring because we're preparing to build down. and our ticket out of afghanistan is to turn over provinces to the afghan national army. this was a key test of that. as soon as the americans left and the afghans came in, by all accounts the afghans were not up to the task. the taliban, you know, just like a drop of oil, seeped in and began spreading around. they're running courts. they're conducting roadblocks, check points, you know, extorting stuff from travelers. so it's not a great report card in terms of the way forward. >> warner: do any of the people you were talking to at the pentagon think that this is is
they have their so-called ring around afghanistan. you get the sense the taliban are doing much the same thing. they are sort of gathering around the capital. karzai for a long time has been called the mayor of kabul. it's looking like that's the taliban strategy right now. >> warner: why did the u.s. ground forces leave the one operating base they had in this tangy valley and what happened? >> basically they pulled out in the spring because we're preparing to build down. and our...
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withdrawal from afghanistan. a white house spokesman said today the plan remains on track to start the pullout in july. also today, a nato soldier was killed in eastern afghanistan. and afghan police said a nato air strike hit a group of security guards in ghazni province, killing one. nato said insurgents were the target. in syria, human rights activists reported more than a thousand people have been arrested in an escalating crackdown this week. they said thousands more are missing, in a wave of house-to- house raids. witnesses said security forces swept into the coastal city of banias today, to wrest control from demonstrators. u.s. military engineers blew up a missouri levee overnight, flooding one place to save another. the move came after federal courts refused to intervene. muddy water from the mississippi river flooded nearly 130,000 acres of farmland in south eastern missouri today. some homes remained islands while nearly 100 others were flooded. the deluge came last night after a flash of light and an
withdrawal from afghanistan. a white house spokesman said today the plan remains on track to start the pullout in july. also today, a nato soldier was killed in eastern afghanistan. and afghan police said a nato air strike hit a group of security guards in ghazni province, killing one. nato said insurgents were the target. in syria, human rights activists reported more than a thousand people have been arrested in an escalating crackdown this week. they said thousands more are missing, in a wave...
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and allied forces in afghanistan. shortly afterwards, i talked with sennott from kabul. >> brown: charlie sennott, you spoke with general petraeus about the situation in egypt, tell us about that? >> the situation in egypt obviously has a much wider impact and general petraeus have been following the situation closely, particularly the ramifications it could have for the global struggle on terrorism and he told us that this set of street riots that have been going on in cairo have an impact much beyond egypt. >> i was exchanging emails with someone whose views i respect greatly and when it comes to the largest mid-east region he was i think this shows the importance once again that leaders need to listen to their people and show that they are listening and are willing to respond. i think that is a universal lesson that has been reaffirmed in these particular circumstances. >> brown: in afghanistan, the big question of course is how much progress there has been especially along the pakistan border. >> that's right, tha
and allied forces in afghanistan. shortly afterwards, i talked with sennott from kabul. >> brown: charlie sennott, you spoke with general petraeus about the situation in egypt, tell us about that? >> the situation in egypt obviously has a much wider impact and general petraeus have been following the situation closely, particularly the ramifications it could have for the global struggle on terrorism and he told us that this set of street riots that have been going on in cairo have...
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i think it allows us to maybe turn the page a bit on afghanistan. perhaps accelerate our departure from afghanistan. >> it's about time. i hope it's going to change something. i don't think it will change anything. >> woodruff: others at the council on american-islamic relations appealed for calm. >> as people of faith, it is not right that we dance on the grave of even a mass murderer. it is also a date to say we have to move beyond the acts of revenge to reconciliation. >> woodruff: in congress senate majority leader harry reid joined in welcoming the news. >> his death is the most significant in our fight against al qaeda. it sends a strong message to terrorists around the world. >> woodruff: republicans led by house speaker john boehner made it a rare bipartisan response. >> for those who have fought and died in the war against terror and their loved ones, we honor your sacrifice. to those who seek to destroy freedom by preying on innocent human life, we will not rest until we bring you to justice. >> woodruff: but senator joe lieberman, chairin
i think it allows us to maybe turn the page a bit on afghanistan. perhaps accelerate our departure from afghanistan. >> it's about time. i hope it's going to change something. i don't think it will change anything. >> woodruff: others at the council on american-islamic relations appealed for calm. >> as people of faith, it is not right that we dance on the grave of even a mass murderer. it is also a date to say we have to move beyond the acts of revenge to reconciliation....
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afghanistan did not matter. they were going to fight all enemies whether soviets, whether americans, israelis. that was the first sense that there was a global objective in mind for him. >> brown: when was it that you realized who it was you had been dealing with. >> it was years later when in kabul one of the commanders said you know that tall arab you met back then? that was bin laden. during the end of 1980s we had no clue who bin laden was. he was one of many jihadists from saudi arabia, egypt, chechnya, who were fighting alongside the afghans or fighting their own war alongside the afghans. amusingly enough, the afghans kicked out the arabs at the end of the 190s because they were getting too arrogant. they were outsiders. this has always been the afghan approach to people who are no longer guests. >> brown: another stunning or striking episode. you begin the book with the-- and i referred to this meeting for waiting for mausaud. you left before he showed up. and then you found that he had been assassinated
afghanistan did not matter. they were going to fight all enemies whether soviets, whether americans, israelis. that was the first sense that there was a global objective in mind for him. >> brown: when was it that you realized who it was you had been dealing with. >> it was years later when in kabul one of the commanders said you know that tall arab you met back then? that was bin laden. during the end of 1980s we had no clue who bin laden was. he was one of many jihadists from...
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and ability to sell the plan in afghanistan. that's what they were looking for here. >> lehrer: what do you see? opinions yes, very much so i can't think of anyone more prepared to step in behind bob gates than leon panetta. and cia, there is always a little anxiety with popular respect a director like leon panetta leaves but i'm confident they will embrace general petraeus. >> lehrer: jessica mathews, what about the idea that there is no new face here? it is continuity. and is continuity always a good thing when you don't have any fresh faces and fresh thinking that comes with it? >> well, i would say the flip side of continuity is fresh ideas. and if you develop a sense in an administration that only insiders can see what they are doing, can understand it, can execute it, then i think pretty soon you get a sort of a feeling of circling the wagon. both the perception of it. and that's a weakness that every administration has to guard against. so i think there is a cost to always and only looking inside. >> lehrer: do you agree.
and ability to sell the plan in afghanistan. that's what they were looking for here. >> lehrer: what do you see? opinions yes, very much so i can't think of anyone more prepared to step in behind bob gates than leon panetta. and cia, there is always a little anxiety with popular respect a director like leon panetta leaves but i'm confident they will embrace general petraeus. >> lehrer: jessica mathews, what about the idea that there is no new face here? it is continuity. and is...
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but let's be realistic-- in afghanistan, afghanistan, the fighting season is 12 months a year. it may get a little less when they-- the snow comes but 12 months a year. we've got provinces now in afghanistan that have been turned over to the afghanis, and we should continue along those lines ask start bringing our troops home. they need to come home. >> lehrer: now, have you said this to president obama? is he aware of your position on all of this? >> i've-- i've talked to people in the administration. the president knows how i feel. i have told him i hope that there's a troop withdrawal and one of significance. >> lehrer: and you expect that to happen. >> well, i hope so. >> lehrer: you don't have any inside information. >> no, i have no inside information. >> lehrer: do you have any idea when it will be announced? >> i think it will be very soon. it's a couple of weeks to the first of the month and that's the day datewe have. i would guess the week after next. >> lehrer: let's go to domestic things. the biden negotiations on deficit reduction, and the debt ceiling. where do t
but let's be realistic-- in afghanistan, afghanistan, the fighting season is 12 months a year. it may get a little less when they-- the snow comes but 12 months a year. we've got provinces now in afghanistan that have been turned over to the afghanis, and we should continue along those lines ask start bringing our troops home. they need to come home. >> lehrer: now, have you said this to president obama? is he aware of your position on all of this? >> i've-- i've talked to people in...
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emmanuel riley left the army after returning from afghanistan in 2005. he lives in a housing unit provided by a nonprofit. >> i was a combat engineer. along with that is we can detach landmines, i.e.d.s. >> reporter: so your job involved disarming explosives. >> yes. and i lost some friends that were a part of my unit due to my particular job in the military. that sometimes can define your life after service. >> reporter: like what? >> alcohol abuse, drinking a lot. sometimes nightmares, a lot of those, a lot of nightmares. >> reporter: riley didn't know he had ptsd. he wound up homeless, living in a storage unit. >> divorced, i lost my family, lost quite a bit. >> reporter: now sober and in treatment for his ptsd, riley's looking hard for a job. according to a 2008 rand study, nearly one third of iraq and afghanistan vets had symptoms of ptsd, major depression, or had experienced a traumatic brain injury. debra bain is still haunted by the iraq morgue in which she volunteered. >> when you see certain things in life that makes no sense, you pretty much l
emmanuel riley left the army after returning from afghanistan in 2005. he lives in a housing unit provided by a nonprofit. >> i was a combat engineer. along with that is we can detach landmines, i.e.d.s. >> reporter: so your job involved disarming explosives. >> yes. and i lost some friends that were a part of my unit due to my particular job in the military. that sometimes can define your life after service. >> reporter: like what? >> alcohol abuse, drinking a...
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welcome. >> thank you. >> brown: september, 2009, a remote village in afghanistan. set the stage for us. what were u.s. forces doing? >> i had been out there for about a year off and on with this unit, and they were right on the pakistan border, right next to the infamous corngal valley and they were supposed to interdict the al qaeda and taliban troops that were coming into afghanistan from pakistan. and in this small remote village called gangigal, they said can you come in and help us with the mosque? 100 afghan soldiers with their american advisers went in thinking they're going to help them but it was a setup and they ran into a terrific ambush. >> brown: then-corporal meyer-- we refer to him as sergeant but he was a corporal at the time-- he heard the calls for help, for artillery fire, which were refused. >> correct. >> brown: on grounds that, what, it might hurt civilians? >> exactly. they were in the middle of a village, and people up the chain of command chocked, didn't really understand how severe the firing was, and didn't respond and there was an army c
welcome. >> thank you. >> brown: september, 2009, a remote village in afghanistan. set the stage for us. what were u.s. forces doing? >> i had been out there for about a year off and on with this unit, and they were right on the pakistan border, right next to the infamous corngal valley and they were supposed to interdict the al qaeda and taliban troops that were coming into afghanistan from pakistan. and in this small remote village called gangigal, they said can you come in...
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marine lieutenant general john allen is expected to replace petraeus in afghanistan. more syrian tanks and troops entered the southern city of daraa today, as a crackdown intensified. this video-- posted online-- appeared to show a convoy of army transports carrying military vehicles toward daraa. the city has been at the heart of the syrian uprising. there were also reports of tanks deploying near damascus and in the coastal city of banias. the besieged city of misurata in western libya had a day of relative calm, after nato air strikes beat back moammar qaddafi's forces. the lull enabled a much-needed mercy vessel to reach the city's port. we have a report from alex thomson of "independent television news." >> reporter: a 38-hour voyage that should take 20 delayed by heavy shelling, the red star ferry charter from albania finally docks in misurata. smoke rising still from yesterday's bombardment. the rebels are nothing if not organized. a car and a driver laid on and straight to the hospital, they want world to see. outside in a car park, a tent is a hospital ward.
marine lieutenant general john allen is expected to replace petraeus in afghanistan. more syrian tanks and troops entered the southern city of daraa today, as a crackdown intensified. this video-- posted online-- appeared to show a convoy of army transports carrying military vehicles toward daraa. the city has been at the heart of the syrian uprising. there were also reports of tanks deploying near damascus and in the coastal city of banias. the besieged city of misurata in western libya had a...
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. >> woodruff: you're critical of him in afghanistan. there isn't agreement betweeninate oh, the united states, and afghanistan, but all foreign troops would be out by 2014. if you're president would you abide by that agreement? >> again, i would listen to the generals, and if that continues to be the view of the commanders in the field, as they assess the capabilities of the afghan military, then, of course, i would pursue that course. but at the same time, we have to be open to what we're hearing from the people on the ground. i hope we can perhaps move even faster than that. we'll listen, again, to the conditions on the ground as they exist because it's important to us that the transition from our forces to the afghan security forces being able to maintain the sovereignty of the afghan nation, from the tyranny of the taliban is an important consideration. >> woodruff: isn't it the role of the president to make his or her own independent judgment about where american troops go? you're saying you would always defer to the generals? >> d
. >> woodruff: you're critical of him in afghanistan. there isn't agreement betweeninate oh, the united states, and afghanistan, but all foreign troops would be out by 2014. if you're president would you abide by that agreement? >> again, i would listen to the generals, and if that continues to be the view of the commanders in the field, as they assess the capabilities of the afghan military, then, of course, i would pursue that course. but at the same time, we have to be open to...
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we do it every day in afghanistan today. and we did it routinely in iraq >> let me ask, what's your assessment to the situation, and then can you get to that point specifically about putting teams in. >> i would agree with that. the air strikes have been very effective in pummeling his ground foerpss and going offer the command and control and logistics in places like misrata. the key question is whether that's enough to really turn the tide in the favor of the rebels. and i do think the air ground team option is a viable one. although we have to be cautious of faulty analogies, the northern alliance model, and also again putting a made in america label on this uprising. >> brown: what do you mean biep a faulty analogy? explain that. what's different here from the earlier case? >> well, again, in afghanistan, there was a fighting force, a guerrilla force that was seasoned. it had a command structure that was experienced in fighting the soviets, and then the taliban. that is just not the case with the opposition. so again, th
we do it every day in afghanistan today. and we did it routinely in iraq >> let me ask, what's your assessment to the situation, and then can you get to that point specifically about putting teams in. >> i would agree with that. the air strikes have been very effective in pummeling his ground foerpss and going offer the command and control and logistics in places like misrata. the key question is whether that's enough to really turn the tide in the favor of the rebels. and i do...
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almost all the detainees from afghanistan were returned to afghanistan. almost all the detainees from saudi arabia were returned to saudi arabia. clearly those decisions were based on commitments that the united states made to those governments or commitments it wanted to keep with those governments. >> brown: charlie savage, you were telling us about these cases of detainees providing information about other prisoners, but i gather that too raised all kinds of questions about reliability. can you give us an example or two. >> certainly. well, i mean one of the things that's interesting about this whole process is because of the habeas corpus cases that some detainees have been bringing in court, we've had a series of judicial rulings by article 3 judges and in some cases military judges who have looked at the government's evidence and ruled that it's not good and the detainees needed to be let go. in some cases there were veiled references to certain witnesses against prisoners having been unliable. it was so censored you had no idea what they were talki
almost all the detainees from afghanistan were returned to afghanistan. almost all the detainees from saudi arabia were returned to saudi arabia. clearly those decisions were based on commitments that the united states made to those governments or commitments it wanted to keep with those governments. >> brown: charlie savage, you were telling us about these cases of detainees providing information about other prisoners, but i gather that too raised all kinds of questions about...
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and yesterday a roadside bomb killed six afghan policemen in eastern afghanistan. as another taliban infiltrator wearing an afghan army uniform killed two people inside the ministry of defense in kabul. the upsurge in violence comes as the beginning of a promise withdrawal of u.s. forces looms in july. on friday president obama said the planned drawdown would go forward. >> i'm confident that the withdrawal will be significant. people will say this is... they will say this is a real progress of transition. this is not just a token gesture. >> suarez: meanwhile nato is scheduled to hand over responsibility for all security to afghan forces by 2014. just back from a reporting trip to afghanistan for the "washington post" is senior correspondent rajiv chandrasekaran. as the fighting season, what they call the fighting season, starts again, is it a weakened taliban that's taking the field? what's the state of the battle? >> well i think it's a different battle in different parts of the country. in some areas the taliban has been weakened or at least their strength erod
and yesterday a roadside bomb killed six afghan policemen in eastern afghanistan. as another taliban infiltrator wearing an afghan army uniform killed two people inside the ministry of defense in kabul. the upsurge in violence comes as the beginning of a promise withdrawal of u.s. forces looms in july. on friday president obama said the planned drawdown would go forward. >> i'm confident that the withdrawal will be significant. people will say this is... they will say this is a real...
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or tens of afghanistans?" the united nations estimates some 3,000 people have been killed by security forces in protests against the syrian government this year. palestine became a full member of the united nation's cultural agency, unesco, today. that led the u.s. to immediately cut off funding to the world body. u.s. law bars assistance to any u.n. agency that accepts palestinian membership. in washington, state department spokeswoman victoria nuland said the move was unfortunate. >> today's vote by the member states of unesco to admit palestine as a member is regrettable, premature and undermines our shared goal of a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in the middle east. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. has maintained that a palestinian state can only be achieved through direct negotiations with israel. israel's foreign ministry warned the move will undermine future efforts to resume middle east peace talks. the nato mission in libya came to an official end today. all told, the nato alliance ran a seven-month l
or tens of afghanistans?" the united nations estimates some 3,000 people have been killed by security forces in protests against the syrian government this year. palestine became a full member of the united nation's cultural agency, unesco, today. that led the u.s. to immediately cut off funding to the world body. u.s. law bars assistance to any u.n. agency that accepts palestinian membership. in washington, state department spokeswoman victoria nuland said the move was unfortunate....
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it is in afghanistan. >> reporter: there have been dozens of i.v.f. illian casualties doctors accusing qaddafi of war crimes. >> this is the result of a massacre by the qaddafi regime. >> they start shooting at me. >> reporter: doctors say they've been fired on by qaddafi's men with two medical assistants killed. >> why? what did we do. >> reporter: a drive through zawiyah shows how intensely qaddafi's forces are attacking, how desperate he is to end the resistance here. he says at most 100 people have been killed in the revolution so far. half of them his men. the opposition say in zawiyah and misrata alone more have been killed. >> ifill: and to the battles in the oil port of ras lanouf in the east. that's where opposition fighters regrouped a day after they were driven back by a heavy government counteroffensive. the reporter is lindsey hilsum. >> reporter: they think they've spotted one of the downed fighter jets. the bombs falls a few hundred meters away in the desert. colonel qaddafi's troops are over the horizon. for two days they've been fight
it is in afghanistan. >> reporter: there have been dozens of i.v.f. illian casualties doctors accusing qaddafi of war crimes. >> this is the result of a massacre by the qaddafi regime. >> they start shooting at me. >> reporter: doctors say they've been fired on by qaddafi's men with two medical assistants killed. >> why? what did we do. >> reporter: a drive through zawiyah shows how intensely qaddafi's forces are attacking, how desperate he is to end the...
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in afghanistan, vice president biden promised u.s. forces will stay in the country beyond a 2014 deadline, if needed. mr. biden made the pledge during a meeting with president hamid karzai in kabul. he said training and aid will continue after u.s. combat forces begin leaving afghanistan in july. >> the united states, if the afghan people want it, are prepared and we are not leaving in 2014. hopefully we will have totally turned over the ability of the... to the afghan security forces to maintain the security of the country. but we will... we are not leaving. if you don't want us to leave. >> reporter: the vice president also said the u.s. has no inte >> holman: the vice president also said the u.s. has no intention of trying to "govern" or "nation-build" in afghanistan. secretary of state hillary clinton moved to shore up ties with yemen today. she made a surprise stop in sanaa, the capital, and met with president ali abdullah saleh. his government has been a key ally in the war on terror. relations with yemen were strained after wik
in afghanistan, vice president biden promised u.s. forces will stay in the country beyond a 2014 deadline, if needed. mr. biden made the pledge during a meeting with president hamid karzai in kabul. he said training and aid will continue after u.s. combat forces begin leaving afghanistan in july. >> the united states, if the afghan people want it, are prepared and we are not leaving in 2014. hopefully we will have totally turned over the ability of the... to the afghan security forces to...
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troops in afghanistan. it happened last week in helmand province. an unmanned predator fired a missile at a u.s. marine and a navy medic. military officials said the two men were mistaken for militants as they tried to reach other marines, who were under fire. fresh fighting raged on two fronts in libya today. moammar qaddafi's troops bombarded the city of misrata again. residents reported a dozen people were killed. and rebels outside ajdabiya braced for new attacks as qaddafi's forces fired rockets there. the city is the gateway to much of eastern libya. meanwhile, france and britain complained nato air strikes are not doing enough to protect libyan civilians. the french foreign minister made the claim in luxembourg, and a top nato commander answered in brussels. >> nato absolutely wanted to leave this operation. voila. this is where we are. i trust them to assemble the necessary means. it is unacceptable that misrata can continue to be bombed by ka doofy's troops. >> when you look at what we've done in the high operational tempo of the last few d
troops in afghanistan. it happened last week in helmand province. an unmanned predator fired a missile at a u.s. marine and a navy medic. military officials said the two men were mistaken for militants as they tried to reach other marines, who were under fire. fresh fighting raged on two fronts in libya today. moammar qaddafi's troops bombarded the city of misrata again. residents reported a dozen people were killed. and rebels outside ajdabiya braced for new attacks as qaddafi's forces fired...
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role in afghanistan. >> now that he's killed... boy, it is a wonderful time for this country now to reassess it and get the troops out of afghanistan and end that war that hasn't helped us and hasn't helped anybody in the middle east. >> holman: at least half a dozen republicans still weighing a run passed on the debate broadcast by fox news. the no-shows included those who've moved toward bids, such as mitt romney and newt gingrich. those absences left a void that was filled by long-shot candidates such as former new mexico governor gary johnson, who favors the legalization of marijuana. >> i advocate legalizing marijuana-- control it, regulate it, tax it. it will never be legal for kids to smoke pot or buy pot. it will never be legal to smoke pot or do harm to others. >> holman: and former godfather's pizza chief executive herman cain sought to play up his lack of political experience. >> i'm proud of the fact, quite frankly, that i haven't held public office before. because i ask people-- "most of the people that are in elective
role in afghanistan. >> now that he's killed... boy, it is a wonderful time for this country now to reassess it and get the troops out of afghanistan and end that war that hasn't helped us and hasn't helped anybody in the middle east. >> holman: at least half a dozen republicans still weighing a run passed on the debate broadcast by fox news. the no-shows included those who've moved toward bids, such as mitt romney and newt gingrich. those absences left a void that was filled by...
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action in afghanistan. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. >> victory against the taliban in afghanistan is that taliban is a neutered force. they are no longer a security threat to the afghan people or to our country. >> reporter: to the plan to pull all u.s. troops from iraq, criticized by most candidates. huntsman and texas congressman ron paul support the complete iraq withdrawal and a withdrawal from afghanistan. on preventing iran's nuclear ambitions... >> congressman paul, let me follow up with you for 30 seconds. it is worth going to war to prevent a nuclear weapon in iran? >> no, it isn't worthwhile. >> reporter: but others support a more muscular approach. >> after all of the work we've done there's nothing else we can do besides take military action then of course you take military action. it's unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon. >> i agree entirely with governor romney. if in the end despite all of those things the dictatorship persists you have to take whatever steps are nece
action in afghanistan. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. >> victory against the taliban in afghanistan is that taliban is a neutered force. they are no longer a security threat to the afghan people or to our country. >> reporter: to the plan to pull all u.s. troops from iraq, criticized by most candidates. huntsman and texas congressman ron paul support the complete iraq withdrawal and a withdrawal from afghanistan. on preventing iran's nuclear ambitions... >>...
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in afghanistan, nato announced four more of its troops have been killed in action. that made nine in the last 24 hours. five of those were u.s. soldiers who died on thursday. just a week ago, 30 americans and eight afghans were killed when their chinook helicopter was shot down. british police were out in full force today to guard against any resurgence of rioting over the weekend. authorities also kept up the hunt for suspects in the aftermath of this week's looting and violence. they used images of people captured on security cameras during the riots. in birmingham, for example, a large screen in the city center was showing those images. deputy prime minister nick clegg acknowledged today there's much to learn from the violence. >> with the benefit of hindsight we can all, you know, act as armchair generals saying this or that should have happened. i think the key thing is that what the public wants to see is that the streets are safe again, shops are safe again, homes are safe again, families are safe again. and that the people who did all of this are in court an
in afghanistan, nato announced four more of its troops have been killed in action. that made nine in the last 24 hours. five of those were u.s. soldiers who died on thursday. just a week ago, 30 americans and eight afghans were killed when their chinook helicopter was shot down. british police were out in full force today to guard against any resurgence of rioting over the weekend. authorities also kept up the hunt for suspects in the aftermath of this week's looting and violence. they used...
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and he wants to go to afghanistan. his brother did go to afghanistan. as did his three uncles all served. it really is an admirable tradition for those of privilege and power to do so. and i wish it was something that prevailed on this side of the pond as well. >> i was raised in a culture of think the other shack british so we are big anglo files in my family. not since alyster cook dine add loan have we had so much -- shall drn. >> you watched it on tv, right. >> exactly. so i'm not only, an expert but a believer in the monarchy. i covered british politics a bit. we have getties berg, lincoln, a constitution. british identity is interwof when the royal family, for most britons it is part of their identity, part of what holds the country together. they don't have a constitution. i'm for it you see the joy on the streets. >> lehrer: but what is it about royalty, and particularly british people, that grabs so many people, and so many americans. >> that was a mistake, maybe. >> no, i mean there are a couple of things. first of all this is a widding of rea
and he wants to go to afghanistan. his brother did go to afghanistan. as did his three uncles all served. it really is an admirable tradition for those of privilege and power to do so. and i wish it was something that prevailed on this side of the pond as well. >> i was raised in a culture of think the other shack british so we are big anglo files in my family. not since alyster cook dine add loan have we had so much -- shall drn. >> you watched it on tv, right. >> exactly. so...
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but you know, we have wars in iraq and afghanistan that have gone unpaid for. we have all sorts of tax deals for the very best in the country that have gone unpaid for and are off budget. why start with people who are knocked out of their homes in connecticut, in new jersey and vermont. i guess because they're blue states. what do you think. >> they should put a post up-- poster up in congress to show the difference between a million, a billion and a trillion. our problems are in trillions. and to argue about millions is pointless. so it is's a problem of scale here. we do this all the time. we think oh we'll cut pay for congressman and solve the budget deficit. we'll cut aid for foreign aid, no, that is trillions. these are millions t doesn't really mat per it is senseless to fight about the things which legitimate government spending on storm reparations and when the real problems are in the trillions. >> david's right it was something we did very well. the government, at every level. the states did it well, locals did it well and the feds did it well on this
but you know, we have wars in iraq and afghanistan that have gone unpaid for. we have all sorts of tax deals for the very best in the country that have gone unpaid for and are off budget. why start with people who are knocked out of their homes in connecticut, in new jersey and vermont. i guess because they're blue states. what do you think. >> they should put a post up-- poster up in congress to show the difference between a million, a billion and a trillion. our problems are in...
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qaddafi's gone, saddam is gone, in afghanistan the taliban is gone. assad is toppling. >> woodruff: tunisia. >> tunisia. we've seen this tremendous change. to me that's a big story. whether it turns out well or ill we'll see but that is a tremendous change. >> a tremendous change but let's get one thing-- there's a marvelous term in logic-- post-hawk, and not proctor hawk. because something happened after something was not because of something. saddam hussein falling was because the united states moved in and occupied and invaded a country that did not pose a threat to the united states, did not have weapons of mass destruction. the united states did not play an active role in the arab spring. it occurred without us and without our active involvement. >> woodruff: just to pick up on david's first point that the u.s. shouldn't be leaving, the generals appeared-- were reported to be saying leave more troops there longer. that seems to be what the republicans picked up on today. mitt romney says it was an astonishing-- i think he said astonish failure to
qaddafi's gone, saddam is gone, in afghanistan the taliban is gone. assad is toppling. >> woodruff: tunisia. >> tunisia. we've seen this tremendous change. to me that's a big story. whether it turns out well or ill we'll see but that is a tremendous change. >> a tremendous change but let's get one thing-- there's a marvelous term in logic-- post-hawk, and not proctor hawk. because something happened after something was not because of something. saddam hussein falling was...
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three more nato soldiers were killed today in afghanistan. there was no word on their nationalities. just yesterday, eight american troops died in back to back bombings. a court in serbia ruled today that war crimes suspect ratko mladic can be extradited to face an international tribunal in the netherlands. mladic was arrested thursday outside this house in northern serbia after 16 years on the run. officials said police happened upon him during a routine raid. the former bosnian serb general is wanted in the murders of 8,000 bosnian muslims, and other crimes. the tornado death toll in joplin, missouri, has risen again, to 132. but the number of missing and unaccounted fell today, to 156. meanwhile, search teams continued looking through wreckage, and forensics specialists worked in refrigerated trucks to identify bodies. >> it is a very thur oi process. it's very meticulous and complete and respectful, and we want to make sure that that continue. it is happening as quickly as possible and as soon as-- as soon as that is completed and next of
three more nato soldiers were killed today in afghanistan. there was no word on their nationalities. just yesterday, eight american troops died in back to back bombings. a court in serbia ruled today that war crimes suspect ratko mladic can be extradited to face an international tribunal in the netherlands. mladic was arrested thursday outside this house in northern serbia after 16 years on the run. officials said police happened upon him during a routine raid. the former bosnian serb general...
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>> well, in afghanistan, clearly, that's the case. when i was over there, together with one of my fellow commissioners, we were handed a copy of a bill, an invoice, that was charged to a contractor and was issued by an outfit that called itself the islamic republic of east afghanistan. we've reprinted it in our report. it has a phone number to call. if you want to be safe, call this number. we're paying people to kill our kids. >> warner: you were at the defense department. how was this allowed to happen? >> well, in afghanistan, the basic problem was that for the first couple of years or so, we really didn't put very much money in at all so we didn't have that kind of a problem. when we then went into iraq because it was so hurried, we drew up contracts that were not specified the way a contract normally is. it's understandable. it was the beginning of a war. what then happened is that we didn't have enough people to monitor, to supervise, to oversee what was going on, to fix the contracts up, and that was due in part to the fact tha
>> well, in afghanistan, clearly, that's the case. when i was over there, together with one of my fellow commissioners, we were handed a copy of a bill, an invoice, that was charged to a contractor and was issued by an outfit that called itself the islamic republic of east afghanistan. we've reprinted it in our report. it has a phone number to call. if you want to be safe, call this number. we're paying people to kill our kids. >> warner: you were at the defense department. how was...
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meanwhile, president hamid karzai left afghanistan today for the u.n. general assembly session in new york. he's set to discuss war developments and seek more help in peace efforts. in japan, thousands of protesters marched in tokyo today, insisting the government abandon nuclear power. police estimated the crowd at 20,000. organizers said there were three times that many. the marchers carried banners, beat drums, and chanted, "sayonara, nuclear power." the protest came six months after the tsunami disaster caused the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear plant to spew radiation. rescue crews fanned out in northeastern india after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 53 people. the sunday night quake had a magnitude of 6.9. it shook remote parts of india, nepal, and tibet, with the worst damage in india. more than 100,000 homes were damaged across the rugged himalayan region. many towns in the zone lost electricity. former illinois senator charles percy died over the weekend in washington. he had alzheimer's disease. percy was a moderate republican who serve
meanwhile, president hamid karzai left afghanistan today for the u.n. general assembly session in new york. he's set to discuss war developments and seek more help in peace efforts. in japan, thousands of protesters marched in tokyo today, insisting the government abandon nuclear power. police estimated the crowd at 20,000. organizers said there were three times that many. the marchers carried banners, beat drums, and chanted, "sayonara, nuclear power." the protest came six months...
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now is the cooperation on afghanistan. the more problematic pakistan becomes-- and of course you've reported very interestingly from there-- the more of russia is important in terms of transporting military and other supplies to afghanistan. and the russians also have an interest in seeing that we don't fail in afghanistan and leave too quickly. having said that, the easy parts of this reset have been done. the next set of issues are more complicated. they have to do with more arms control. we have to do with cooperation which is problematic and with issues like iran. and i think the other thing to remember is that in the u.s.-russian relationship in the last 20 years the relationship between the leaders is important because we don't have that many stakeholders. there's not that much depth to that relationship yet. and therefore it will be important for president obama and president putin to be... to develop a workable, close... a workable relationship at least. they've met once in july of 2009. that was a tough meeting. s
now is the cooperation on afghanistan. the more problematic pakistan becomes-- and of course you've reported very interestingly from there-- the more of russia is important in terms of transporting military and other supplies to afghanistan. and the russians also have an interest in seeing that we don't fail in afghanistan and leave too quickly. having said that, the easy parts of this reset have been done. the next set of issues are more complicated. they have to do with more arms control. we...
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from afghanistan or pakistan. the fbi's james mcjunkin spoke last night in washington. >> there are scores of people at this moment at fbi headquarters and a number of the d.h.s. components that are together scrubbing through mounds of data, looking for potential leads for individuals that may... where suspicion may arise around them. >> woodruff: reuters, citing an un-named u.s. official, reported the plot may be linked to ayman al-zawahri. he took command of al qaeda after osama bin laden was killed in may. secretary of state hillary clinton seemed to confirm the link today in new york. >> al qaeda again is seeking to harm americans and, in particular, to target new york and washington. this should not surprise any of us. it is a continuing reminder of the stakes in our struggle against violent extremism, no matter who propagates it. >> woodruff: and the 9/11 anniversary presents a prime time for attack, as the president's counter-terror adviser, john brennan, told me earlier this week on "the newshour". >> we k
from afghanistan or pakistan. the fbi's james mcjunkin spoke last night in washington. >> there are scores of people at this moment at fbi headquarters and a number of the d.h.s. components that are together scrubbing through mounds of data, looking for potential leads for individuals that may... where suspicion may arise around them. >> woodruff: reuters, citing an un-named u.s. official, reported the plot may be linked to ayman al-zawahri. he took command of al qaeda after osama...
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we the people of afghanistan must unite to rebuild the country. i don't want war anymore. >> we really believe that if these children are going to inherit the problems that they will it's important show them new qualities of what it takes to be a leader. >> my hope is that my country is led by someone who is able to bring peace. until then the future is uncertain. >> woodruff: in our next installment of the economist project, we talk with a filmmaker of pair perestroika, a look at the last generation raised under communism in the soviet union. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. in a report to congress, the obama administration defended the president's authority to pursue military action in libya. the government of greece was engulfed by political rebellion in parliament and riots against new austerity measures. and stocks fell around the world in reaction to the greek turmoil. the dow jones industrials average lost nearly 180 points. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> reporter: read updates on some
we the people of afghanistan must unite to rebuild the country. i don't want war anymore. >> we really believe that if these children are going to inherit the problems that they will it's important show them new qualities of what it takes to be a leader. >> my hope is that my country is led by someone who is able to bring peace. until then the future is uncertain. >> woodruff: in our next installment of the economist project, we talk with a filmmaker of pair perestroika, a...
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where afghanistan will be secured by its own people again. its sovereignty will be defended by them and we will defend its integrity. >> sreenivasan: the transition in afghanistan takes place as the pentagon navigates budget cuts. in washington, the nominee for head of the joint chiefs of staff discussed what he called a "new fiscal reality," and warned against tightening the purse strings by too much. president obama has called for $400 billion in military spending cuts over 12 years. during an exchange with republican senator john mccain, army general martin dempsey said proposals to cut more than that would be dangerous. >> what would an $800 to a trillion dollar cut in defense spending over the next ten years do to our readiness, general? >> based on the difficulty of achieving the $400 billion cut, i believe $800 would be extraordinarily difficult and very high risk. >> sreenivasan: dempsey added the pentagon is currently reviewing how to make the cuts the obama administration has requested, and will present those options to the presiden
where afghanistan will be secured by its own people again. its sovereignty will be defended by them and we will defend its integrity. >> sreenivasan: the transition in afghanistan takes place as the pentagon navigates budget cuts. in washington, the nominee for head of the joint chiefs of staff discussed what he called a "new fiscal reality," and warned against tightening the purse strings by too much. president obama has called for $400 billion in military spending cuts over 12...
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at least two people died in a bombing in the capital of afghanistan. a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near an upscale hotel and shopping complex in central kabul. it is the second attack in less than a month on a site regularly visited by foreigners. separately, two british soldiers died in a fire at their base west of kandahar. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we return to egypt, where much of the action moved away from tahrir square to other kinds of protest. >> brown: with egypt's mass uprising having achieved its main goal of pushing president hosni mubarak from power, labor unrest today set off a new wave of smaller protests and strikes. transportation workers marched in front of egyptian state television demanding better pay and working conditions. >> our wages are so low. there are no incentives for prospects. no medical coverage. >> brown: ambulance workers also joined in the protests with similar concerns. and the egyptian police who had been criticized for their violent crackdown on demonstr
at least two people died in a bombing in the capital of afghanistan. a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near an upscale hotel and shopping complex in central kabul. it is the second attack in less than a month on a site regularly visited by foreigners. separately, two british soldiers died in a fire at their base west of kandahar. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we return to egypt, where much of the action moved away from tahrir square to...
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across afghanistan, four nato troops were killed in roadside bombings and insurgent attacks. one was italian, but there was no word on the nationalities of the others. a total of 34 nato troops have died this month in afghanistan. that's up slightly from january. the stalemate in wisconsin showed no signs of abating today. democratic senators again boycotted the legislature to block a bill that strips public employees of most bargaining rights. and republican governor scott walker warned if they're not back by tomorrow, the state might face deeper spending cuts. in washington, president obama defended public workers at a meeting of the nation's governors. >> i don't think it does anybody any good when public employees are denigrated, vilified, or their rights are infringed upon. we need to attract the best and the brightest to public service. these times demand it. >> sreenivasan: governor walker has said he will start laying off state workers in wisconsin within days if his bill is not passed. in economic news, consumer incomes rose in january by the most in nearly two years
across afghanistan, four nato troops were killed in roadside bombings and insurgent attacks. one was italian, but there was no word on the nationalities of the others. a total of 34 nato troops have died this month in afghanistan. that's up slightly from january. the stalemate in wisconsin showed no signs of abating today. democratic senators again boycotted the legislature to block a bill that strips public employees of most bargaining rights. and republican governor scott walker warned if...
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., does not justify the death of one civilian in afghanistan. and that is the difference between right and wrong, evil and good that everybody's claiming to talk about. >> suarez: awlaki later moved to yemen, his family home, and it was there his tone radically changed, as seen in this undated jihadist video. >> ( translated ): don't consult with anybody in the killing of americans. fighting the devil doesn't require consultation or prayers seeking divine guidance. they are the party of the devils. fighting them is what is called for at this time. we have reached a point where it is either us or them. we are two opposites that will never come together. what they want can only be accomplished by our elimination. therefore, this is a defining battle. >> suarez: u.s. counter-terror officials said awlaki used his knowledge of english and the u.s. to inspire violence, and he was linked to a series of operations against u.s. and western targets. the cleric had exchanged emails with major nidal hasan before hasan allegedly killed 13 people in a shootin
., does not justify the death of one civilian in afghanistan. and that is the difference between right and wrong, evil and good that everybody's claiming to talk about. >> suarez: awlaki later moved to yemen, his family home, and it was there his tone radically changed, as seen in this undated jihadist video. >> ( translated ): don't consult with anybody in the killing of americans. fighting the devil doesn't require consultation or prayers seeking divine guidance. they are the...
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two american soldiers were killed in afghanistan today by a man dressed as an afghan police officer. the incident happened inside a compound in the north, as they were training security forces. witnesses said the shooter fled the scene, but it was unclear if he was an actual police officer or dressed in disguise. meanwhile, hundreds of people across the country protested for a fourth day against a recent koran burning in florida. u.n. helicopters fired on forces loyal to the entrenched president of ivory coast today. that escalation came as french troops joined u.n. operations in ivory coast to try and protect civilians from an ongoing internal power struggle. president laurent gbagbo refuses to step down, even though allasane ouattara was elected to the office last november. in japan, workers at the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear plant raced to find the source of a radioactive leak today. they used a milky white dye to trace the path of radioactive water found seeping into the pacific ocean. meanwhile, government officials authorized the release of three million gallons of less radioact
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involvement in afghanistan and a reduced role in other conflicts. the former utah governor and ambassador to china said the focus should be on rebuilding the u.s. economy. in a speech in new hampshire, huntsman said u.s. troops have done all they can do in afghanistan. >> it is cultural arrogance to think we can make tribal leaders into democratic leaders. it is wishful thinking to believe that our troops by staying for a couple more years will prevent further instability. or even civil war. >> holman: huntsman disagreed with republican rival mitt romney, who favors expanding the military. he said, "simply advocating more ships, more troops, and more weapons is not a viable path forward." a deep sea exploration outfit in florida confirmed today it's found a second shipwreck full of silver in the north atlantic. odyssey marine exploration said the cargo could be worth $20 million. company video showed the s.s. "mantola," torpedoed by a german u-boat in 1917. it's about 8,000 feet down and 100 miles away from another shipwreck holding even more silver
involvement in afghanistan and a reduced role in other conflicts. the former utah governor and ambassador to china said the focus should be on rebuilding the u.s. economy. in a speech in new hampshire, huntsman said u.s. troops have done all they can do in afghanistan. >> it is cultural arrogance to think we can make tribal leaders into democratic leaders. it is wishful thinking to believe that our troops by staying for a couple more years will prevent further instability. or even civil...
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in pakistan, islamic militants from afghanistan battled pakistani security forces at a border checkpoint for a second day. officials reported at least 63 people had been killed in the fighting. the clashes erupted in a town in pakistan's upper dir district, just across from kunar province in afghanistan. police said 25 troops were killed, along with 35 militants and three civilians. fighting raged through the night in yemen's capital, sanaa. tribal militias and troops loyal president ali abdullah saleh traded artillery and gunfire, forcing the city's international airport to close for a time. 30 miles to the north, at amran, thousands of tribal fighters skirmished with saleh's forces, and waited for word to march on sanaa. there were new killings in central syria as heavy guns again blasted a town that's been a center of protests. activists said 15 more people were killed in rastan for a total of 58 in the last three days. the latest victims included a four-year-old girl. the killings of children have fueled new public anger toward president bashar al-assad and his regime. opposition lea
in pakistan, islamic militants from afghanistan battled pakistani security forces at a border checkpoint for a second day. officials reported at least 63 people had been killed in the fighting. the clashes erupted in a town in pakistan's upper dir district, just across from kunar province in afghanistan. police said 25 troops were killed, along with 35 militants and three civilians. fighting raged through the night in yemen's capital, sanaa. tribal militias and troops loyal president ali...
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pakistan will boycott an upcoming conference on stabilizing afghanistan. the decision today was the latest fallout from a nato air raid that killed 24 government soldiers on saturday. it happened early saturday in the region known as the mohmand agency, just inside the pakistani border with afghanistan. in a statement today, a top pakistani general called the attack a "deliberate act of aggression." nato has said it was unintended. the man who killed 77 people in the norway massacre, anders breivik, was declared "criminally insane" today. breivik has confessed that he set off a bomb in downtown oslo last july, then opened fire at a youth camp run by the governing labor party. he has said he did it to protect norway from muslim immigration. if a court accepts the "criminally insane" designation, breivik will be kept in a psychiatric institution instead of prison. the los angeles doctor convicted in the death of michael jackson has been sentenced to four years in prison. dr. conrad murray received the maximum possible term today for his conviction on a charg
pakistan will boycott an upcoming conference on stabilizing afghanistan. the decision today was the latest fallout from a nato air raid that killed 24 government soldiers on saturday. it happened early saturday in the region known as the mohmand agency, just inside the pakistani border with afghanistan. in a statement today, a top pakistani general called the attack a "deliberate act of aggression." nato has said it was unintended. the man who killed 77 people in the norway massacre,...
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afghanistan. so we entirely understood the position of the u.s., the fact that we're getting this additional help on the drones is extremely welcome. >> warner: the foreign secretary william hague told your cabinet yesterday to prepare for the long haul. now you are the defense secretary. what kind of time frame are you planning for? six weeks, six months? a year or more? >> before i answer that question, i have to take into account that any message we send on time scale is a message we're also sending to the libyan regime. what they need to understand is that we have a mandate to protect the civilian population. as long as the regime is killing its own population, the international community will protect them. the answer to the question really lies in the hands of one man and that's colonel qaddafi. he can end all of this tomorrow by recognizing he's isolated in his country, he is unloved by his people, he's a liability to them. he has no friends in the international community. he is ostracized b
afghanistan. so we entirely understood the position of the u.s., the fact that we're getting this additional help on the drones is extremely welcome. >> warner: the foreign secretary william hague told your cabinet yesterday to prepare for the long haul. now you are the defense secretary. what kind of time frame are you planning for? six weeks, six months? a year or more? >> before i answer that question, i have to take into account that any message we send on time scale is a...
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the analogy there would be afghanistan, 2001, in which c.i.a. people were first in, they were ready, and then when we intervened militarily that that had a junior part in supporting the military effort. >> brown: is that a fair analogy? every situation is different of course. >> it is, but it is something that the c.i.a. does very well, and it is the lean, fast, very flexible capability to go inside and prepare and be ready for any option, whether that option is to continue providing communications or guidance or whatever support, or pave the way for additional military involvement. >> brown: ask briefly, as you said, this depends on having a viable group they can work with. >> yes, and that's the most important thing for this administration to understand is what they're dealing with. >> brown: thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": crafting a budget deal; learning from the tsunami and fighting for control of ivory coast. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan:
the analogy there would be afghanistan, 2001, in which c.i.a. people were first in, they were ready, and then when we intervened militarily that that had a junior part in supporting the military effort. >> brown: is that a fair analogy? every situation is different of course. >> it is, but it is something that the c.i.a. does very well, and it is the lean, fast, very flexible capability to go inside and prepare and be ready for any option, whether that option is to continue...
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if you've been to iraq and afghanistan and ever worked with the u.s. military you imagine tanks and weaponry. this is the furthest thing from that kind of conflict. this is not a professional force on either side. i've been over on the other side to tripoli and seen qaddafi's forces. they are not either a professional force of... that has been trained and is well equipped. better equipped certainly but not well trained. these are basically a very rag tag group. and so they get their weapons any way that they can essentially. when the east was liberated, there were huge weapon stores that had been sort of liberated along with that. and so they basically are still using those but a lot of the equipment is very old. '70s, '80s. some from world war ii. and it's not really up to standard. i've seen so many of these young guys holding rocket- propelleded grenades. some of them don't have the pieces that are supposed to be there. some of the guys don't know how to use them. i mean it's very, very slap dash. >> suarez: well, you've been in a country where the
if you've been to iraq and afghanistan and ever worked with the u.s. military you imagine tanks and weaponry. this is the furthest thing from that kind of conflict. this is not a professional force on either side. i've been over on the other side to tripoli and seen qaddafi's forces. they are not either a professional force of... that has been trained and is well equipped. better equipped certainly but not well trained. these are basically a very rag tag group. and so they get their weapons any...
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also today, a nato soldier died in southern afghanistan, the 55th this year. and a suicide car bomber in iraq killed at least 12 police officers. the car detonated near their station in samarra, north of baghdad. more than 22 people were wounded. the police battalion had been called in to protect shiite pilgrims returning from a religious ceremony. there was word today an american being held in pakistan had been working for the c.i.a. today the "new york times" and others reported raymond davis was a contractor helping to track militants. davis has been held since he shot and killed two pakistanis in lahore. he said they men were trying to rob him. the u.s. insisted again today that davis has diplomatic immunity, and should be released. japan has begun a search for human remains at a tokyo site linked to biological warfare during world war ii. the excavation at a former army medical school could prove the japanese army's unit 731 experimented on prisoners of war. historians have said the unit's victims may have numbered 250,000, most of them chinese. those are
also today, a nato soldier died in southern afghanistan, the 55th this year. and a suicide car bomber in iraq killed at least 12 police officers. the car detonated near their station in samarra, north of baghdad. more than 22 people were wounded. the police battalion had been called in to protect shiite pilgrims returning from a religious ceremony. there was word today an american being held in pakistan had been working for the c.i.a. today the "new york times" and others reported...
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a roadside bombing killed a nato soldier in afghanistan today. there was no immediate word on the trooper's nationality, but more than 20 americans have died in afghanistan so far this month. in all, 31 nato troops have been killed since the new year began. in pakistan, a u.s. official attached to the american embassy remained in custody in the shooting deaths of two pakistanis in lahore. 15,000 people protested there on sunday, waving flags and chanting demands that the man remain in custody. the u.s. embassy said he acted in self-defense, and has diplomatic immunity. the pakistani government was unswayed, and said it would leave the final decision to its courts. the u.s. ambassador to china will step down. he is expected to explore a possible republican presidential bid. white house officials con kpirmed that huntsman will leave his posting in the next month. he was appointed ambassador by president obama in 2009. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to margaret. >> warner: we turn to how the obama administration's call for an or
a roadside bombing killed a nato soldier in afghanistan today. there was no immediate word on the trooper's nationality, but more than 20 americans have died in afghanistan so far this month. in all, 31 nato troops have been killed since the new year began. in pakistan, a u.s. official attached to the american embassy remained in custody in the shooting deaths of two pakistanis in lahore. 15,000 people protested there on sunday, waving flags and chanting demands that the man remain in custody....
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they cross the border from pakistan into afghanistan and attack nato troops. there is certainly a relationship with a local internal terrorist group that from pun jab that attacked m buy. that's a relationship that the military has long had that we cannot accept. and shouldn't. >> suarez: lawrence wright, there have been allegations on both sides about bad dealing in this relationship. does public pressure from the united states, threats to cut off aid, run the risk of making things worse? >> we're at a mortal moment in our relationship with pakistan. either way we go, we're going to change our relationship. the question is, what is a healthy relationship for us? if we look back in the history of the billions of dollars that we've provided the military, they use that money to... they misappropriated that money to arm themselves against our ally, india. they use that money to develop their nuclear weapons which materials they went off and sold to our worst enemies in the world, to iran, to north korea and to libya. they even opened up negotiations with al qaeda
they cross the border from pakistan into afghanistan and attack nato troops. there is certainly a relationship with a local internal terrorist group that from pun jab that attacked m buy. that's a relationship that the military has long had that we cannot accept. and shouldn't. >> suarez: lawrence wright, there have been allegations on both sides about bad dealing in this relationship. does public pressure from the united states, threats to cut off aid, run the risk of making things...
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from britain. >> holman: elsewhere, a nato soldier died in a roadside bombing in southern afghanistan today. syrian troops fired on protesters again in a fresh round of mass demonstrations, killing at least 20 people. the anti-government protests were held across the country in repeated calls for president bashar al-assad and his regime to go. the military deployed tanks, troops and armored personnel carriers in multiple cities. just yesterday, assad had assured the u.n. that military and police operations against the protesters had stopped. there also was new violence in israel and gaza. the israeli military staged new air strikes into gaza, and hamas militants launched rockets into southern israel. the escalation followed yesterday's attacks by gunmen that killed eight israelis. but both sides cited the need to defend themselves. >> we in the i.d.f. will not tolerate this kind of continued violence, and we will do the utmost, with the restraint we have, in order to counter this kind of terrorism. >>> ( translated ): non-violence is the way forward to reaching, eventually, a solution
from britain. >> holman: elsewhere, a nato soldier died in a roadside bombing in southern afghanistan today. syrian troops fired on protesters again in a fresh round of mass demonstrations, killing at least 20 people. the anti-government protests were held across the country in repeated calls for president bashar al-assad and his regime to go. the military deployed tanks, troops and armored personnel carriers in multiple cities. just yesterday, assad had assured the u.n. that military and...